KMC celebrates platinum jubilee and upgrades healthcare facilities
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Dr P Raghu Ram, Padma Shri and Dr BC Roy Award recipient, an officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and a distinguished alumnus of KMC Mangaluru, will be the chief guest. The special postal cover will be unveiled by Dr H S Ballal, pro-chancellor of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, who will preside over the event.
It also commemorates the 70th anniversary of India's first public-private partnership model for delivering quality healthcare and medical education—an initiative pioneered by the late Dr TMA Pai, founder of the Manipal group—that played a vital role in shaping the country's healthcare system.
Since its founding, KMC Mangaluru was closely linked with Wenlock District Hospital and govt Lady Goschen Hospital, offering high-quality healthcare services to patients across several districts of Karnataka and neighbouring districts of Kerala.
As part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the medical college upgraded healthcare facilities at Wenlock hospital, including the installation of a new cath lab, the launch of a day care chemotherapy centre which will provide free treatment for cancer patients, and the addition of all superspecialty services alongside existing clinical and laboratory services. The new cath lab is dedicated to providing high-quality cardiac services to the community, ensuring advanced treatment and care for patients with cardiac conditions.
KMC Mangaluru also contributed state-of-the-art operating theatre equipment to the new surgical block at Wenlock hospital, enhancing the facility's capacity for advanced surgical procedures and patient care.
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